JANE KELLEY was thinking about Ritalin and NIMH and keyed into 
cyberspace:
Jane, your selective quoting out of context is absurd.
JK>Learned that you had left out the :www" in the address for NIMH which
JK>made it  necessary to do a net search.
Since you claim to be such a great net surfer, I thought I would give 
you a challenged. You flunked.
JK>Found article and I quote:  "Attention lapses caused by petit mal
JK>seizures  can be confused with ADHD".  Exactly what I have been
JK>complaining about. 
Stop complaining and do something!
That quote is taken for a list of conditions that can possibly appear to 
be ADHD. If it is a seizure disorder, then that should be treated. 
Proper diagnosis would take care of that.
JK>Then: "Restricted diet helps those with food allergies" in spite of
JK>your  denial about this  factor.
Nope, I never claimed that restricted diets do not help those with food 
allergies. What I have futilely tried to get you to understand is that 
if a restrictive diet helps behaviors, then those behaviors are NOT 
ADHD.
JK>Also found a statement that ADHD is linked to both the use of alcohol
JK>and of  cocaine during pregnancy.  As this is usually by addicts, as
JK>a chemical  dependency counselor, I object vigorously to the
JK>prescription of any drug for  any human by anyone unless addiction in
JK>the immediate family is factored into  the history!  It is all too
JK>evident to me that this is not being done. 
Again, this is part of a list which lists those conditions that can 
mimic ADHD, but are not ADHD.
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JK>I also failed to find any mention of school teachers, school
JK>counselors and  school administrators among those who were considered
JK>qualified to diagnose  ADHD.  Those listed were all medical doctors
JK>with specialties. 
And, no one has said differently. 
JK>And I found this:  "Another debate is whether Ritalin and other
JK>stimulant  drugs are prescribed unnecessarily for too many
JK>children.....critics argue  that many children who do not have a true
JK>attention disorder are medicated as  a way to control their
JK>disruptive behaviors." 
JK>That is something I have also stated which you object to, yet it is
JK>in the  article that you recommended I read.
It is a "debate"! It is not a fact! However, notice that that NIMH 
mentions "true attention disorders". Do you see that there are 
conditions that may mimic ADHD but are not ADHD? 
JK>I found the information concerning the measured level of glucose
JK>found in the  P.E.T. scans.  What was not there was any information
JK>about any other  conditions in which this is also true.
They were not testing for that. They compared two groups, kids with 
properly diagnosed ADHD and those who did not have ADHD. The ADHDers had 
the changes, the non-ADHDers did not. 
JK>How many samples were positive? Since the article mentions the use of
JK>cocaine  and alcohol by mothers during pregnancy, how many of the
JK>children tested or  the adults either were screened for chemical
JK>dependency and how many were  also screened for chemical dependency
JK>in their immediate families? 
I read the entire study that is referred to in the article. The two 
groups were very carefully screened to eliminate possible variables.
JK>I failed to find any information at all concerning this in the
JK>I article, which  have downloaded to read through again.
Good. Re-read.
JK>Considering the indisputable fact that the research on alcoholism and
JK>fetal  alcohol syndrome and the damage done by cocaine and heroin to
JK>children has  been documented for some time in several nations, is
JK>ADHD merely one form of  genetic mutation of alcoholism?
No.
               The Few. The Proud. The Chosen.
                     markprobe@aol.com
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